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To: Rockaway 43 who wrote (63)3/6/2000 6:21:00 PM
From: Patentlawmeister  Read Replies (1) of 181
 
Each patent will expire 17 years from its issue date or 20 years from the filing date, whichever is later. So most of the patents have about 10 more years of life.

To get a feeling as to whether a given patent is good for mere wallpaper or tens of millions in licensing fees per year, take a look at Claim 1 of the patent. Now, a competitor will infringe the patent if he produces a product (or performs a method) that includes each and every element or function recited in Claim 1, even if he includes additional elements in his device. This is known as "the rule of addition".

Now anybody with lots of time on their hands on this thread can read the patents (including Claim 1 of each), study all competitors' products (or methods), and come up with some that are infringing. Then we can advise the company to seek licensing fees before downright suing them.
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